Cornell professors demand university ‘decolonize’ curricula across the board
A group of Cornell University faculty, graduate students and staff sent a letter to the university administration with a handful of demands.
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Public university considers ignoring First Amendment to show its ‘moral courage’
Back in June, the president of Miami University convened a task force of faculty, students and staff to spend their summer devising recommendations on “diversity, equity and inclusion.”
Experts debate how Trump’s order restricting critical race theory funding will affect higher education
In a new executive order, President Donald Trump restricted federal funding for critical race theory trainings in order to “combat offensive and anti-American race and sex stereotyping and scapegoating,” and some are left questioning how this order impacts diversity trainings in higher education, if at all.
Court filing alleges Fordham wants to hide ties to Chinese Communist Party
The attorney for Austin Tong, a Chinese immigrant student punished by Fordham University, recently alleged that the university has ties to the Chinese Communist Party that the institution wants to hide.
Mathematical association vows to use math to advance critical race theory
Remember the good old days when 1+1=2 and that was that? Math was the one incorruptible field in which opinion was irrelevant and facts mattered.
Judge tosses class-action claims against Michigan State for Title IX kangaroo courts
Last year a prominent lawyer for students accused of sexual misconduct launched a novel legal strategy.
73 percent of college students want to replace Columbus Day with Indigenous Peoples’ Day: poll
Nearly three-fourths of college students want to replace Columbus Day with Indigenous Peoples’ Day, according to the results of a new College Fix poll.
Public university won’t provide budget or details for its new ‘Anti-Racism Institute’
Shippensburg University recently announced that it plans to open a new “Anti-Racism Institute” on campus.
Department of Ed threatens Pitt’s funding for demoting professor who said affirmative action harms students
The University of Pittsburgh is under federal investigation for allegedly retaliating against a professor for his views and practicing “overtly race-based admission and hiring.”
From the campus to American culture: Bias reporting spreads to Yelp
Several years ago, colleges concerned about racism on campus began setting up what they called “Bias Response Teams” — online systems where students and professors could anonymously report one another for perceived bias relating to race, ethnicity, sexual identity, or otherwise.
